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by Margaret McNamara and G Brian Karas Ages 4 - 8 Get the bookElinor is used to doing very well in school, but as Poem in Your Pocket Day approaches, bringing an opportunity to meet a real poet, her struggle to write a perfect poem causes Elinor's confidence to falter, despite Mr. Tiffin's guidance and reassurance.

by Kari-Lynn Winters Ages 4 - 8 Get the bookKari-Lynn Winters and Lori Sherritt-Fleming team up again for another poetry collection for young readers with the emphasis on math concepts including measuring time, patterns, counting, symmetry, numbers, shapes, estimating and more!

by Jacqueline Woodson Ages 9 - 12 Get the book, book on cd, ebook
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement.

by David Elliott Ages 4 - 8 Get the bookConcise, witty verse and gorgeous illustrations allow readers to marvel up close at more than fifteen birds and make for a book that is sure to be beloved by birders of all ages.

by Karma Wilson Ages 6 - 8 Get the bookThis laugh-out-loud poetry collaboration from a New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestselling author and a Caldecott Honor illustrator is anything but ordinary.

presented by Koo and John J Muth Ages 4 - 8 Get the bookJon J Muth--and his delightful little panda bear, Koo--challenge readers to stretch their minds and imaginations with twenty-six haikus about the four seasons.

by Tameka Fryer Brown Ages 4 - 8 Get the bookJamie describes his mood throughout the day, using colors and rhythmic text, as he changes from an "easy green mood" while drawing a picture for his sister to a "brooding black mood" when he is teased for doing so.

by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater Ages 4 - 8 Get the bookA collection of twenty-six poems about the forest and its animals, plants, and seasonal changes includes entries about a spinning spider, an enamored frog, and the musical sounds of nature.

by Marc Tolon Brown Ages baby to preschool Get the bookA lively collection of the artist's 20 favorite read-and-play-along finger rhymes complements such entries as "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider" and "I'm a Little Teapot" with pictorial instructions for correlating finger movements.